What day of the week was February 19, 1972?

The day of the week February 19th, 1972 fell on was a Saturday.

John Grierson the Scottish-English director and producer (b. 1898) died on this day in 1972. As did Lee Morgan the American trumpet player and composer (b. 1938) , Tedd Pierce the American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1906) .